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Add code on reflection - basically involves the object returned by "proto" message
author | IBBoard <dev@ibboard.co.uk> |
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date | Wed, 13 Sep 2017 20:11:52 +0100 |
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# Reflection in Io is about working out what goes on in slots # We're now going to create an "ancestors" method that we needed # on day 1 to find all slots! Object ancestors := method( # Store our prototype prototype := self proto # If we're not at the top if (prototype != Object, # Then print the type name as a header writeln("Slots of ", prototype type,"\n--------------------") # And iterate the slots with foreach() before printing with writeln() # TODO: Find the difference between println and writeln, other than "message vs function" prototype slotNames foreach(slotName, writeln(slotName)) # Blank line writeln # Recurse! prototype ancestors ) ) Animal := Object clone Animal speak := method("*ambiguous animal noise" println) Duck := Animal clone Duck speak := method("Quack-quack!" println) Duck walk := method("waddle" println) donald := Duck clone donald ancestors